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Weekly  Monday 28/01/2008 Forward to a colleague

Industry & markets



UK organic market stifled by supply problems
Growth of Britain's organic market is being hampered by supply problems, with local growers unable to meet surging demand, say analysts... Read

Products



Compostable tray devised for meat packaging
A recent development in compostable packaging trays for fresh meat products can offer a sustainable alternative to existing tray materials, according to its manufacturer... Read


Ishida Europe introduces x-ray for large food products
Japanese x-ray company Ishida has expanded its range of x-ray inspection systems for the food industry, launching a new machine suitable for large products and cartons... Read

Safety & Legislation



Labeling law to protect against cloning risk
California aims to protect its consumers from the possible unknown risks of consuming food from cloned animals and their offspring by proposing a bill requiring such products to display clear and prominent labels... Read


EFSA issues new advice on listeria
Europe's food safety watchdog has issued updated advice on reducing the risk of the food-borne bacteria listeria, urging food manufacturers to watch out for contamination during packaging, preparation and storage... Read


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Weekly comment

How natural is 'natural'?

Products claiming to be 'natural' are flooding onto the marketplace, but the refusal by regulators to provide a formal definition of the term will ultimately lead to confusion for consumers and a legal headache for manufacturers. Read



Previous Headlines



Probiotics, friend or foe?
The headlines are sensationalist: twenty-four people have died in a probiotic trial. Therefore, probiotics may be fatal. Throw those yoghurt shots away!... Read


Cryovac launches printable top web for vacuum packaging
Global packaging brand Cryovac has introduced a co-extruded barrier top web for its Darfresh vacuum skin packaging range that allows manufacturers to use high quality printing to differentiate their products... Read


Glanbia offloads meat production for innovation aims
Glanbia has entered into negotiations over selling its meat processing business as it looks to focus on diversifying its earnings base towards higher-value ingredients and cheese... Read


No nano in organic foods, says UK certifier
The use of nanomaterials has been banned from organic foods by the UK's Soil Association, the leading certifier of organic products in the country... Read


FDA gives safety thumbs-up for cloned meat, milk
The FDA will today issue its long-awaited final risk assessment on the safety of meat and milk from healthy cloned animals and their offspring, which concludes that they pose no risk to human health... Read

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